Loose Bat Causes a Flap on Delta Flight

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Passengers on a Georgia-bound Delta plane got quite the surprise Friday when a bat started flying about the cabin.

One passenger, who was asleep during the Madison, Wisconsin-Atlanta flight, was awoken by a scream and saw the animal fly over his head. So, he did what any reasonable person would do: film it.

His video, submitted to CNN's iReport, shows the bat making a couple laps up and down the commuter-sized plane before flying into the lavatory. One swift passenger shut the door, keeping the critter inside.

The plane returned to Madison and was searched.

A spokesperson for Delta Connections partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines told CNN that a flying animal was reported in the cabin, but he could not confirm if it was a bird or a bat.

According to news.com.au, there are reports the jet was searched and a maintenance worker coaxed the bat out of the plane and back into the open air.

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